HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2017 Issue 26 (June)
Healthcare News: CMS finalizes 2018 ICD-10-PCS codes
June 27th, 2017
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Article Overview
This article summarizes CMS’s finalized 2018 ICD-10-PCS update and explains the scope of the annual code-set changes taking effect October 1. It is relevant for facility coders, CDI professionals, compliance teams, and revenue cycle staff who track ICD-10-PCS updates and need to understand the broad categories of revisions, deletions, and additions described in the CMS release.
Why This Topic Matters
Annual ICD-10-PCS updates affect procedure coding workflows, documentation review, and code-set maintenance across hospitals and health systems. Knowing the size and focus of the CMS changes helps coding teams prepare for implementation and review the published update files.
What You Will Learn
- The scope and timing of CMS’s finalized 2018 ICD-10-PCS update
- The broad areas of the procedure code set that were most affected
- The types of code-set changes CMS released for the 2018 update
- How the article frames selected examples of added, revised, and deleted procedures
Who Should Read This
- Hospital inpatient coders
- Clinical documentation integrity specialists
- Compliance teams
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Coding educators
Codes Discussed
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